If you're renaming files

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The video provides a practical and easily applicable solution to a common user pain point (renaming multiple files) using a built-in feature, making it highly shareable and valuable for Mac users.

Summary

This video demonstrates how to efficiently rename multiple files at once on a Mac using the built-in Finder application. It explains how to select files using shift or command keys and then utilize the rename function to apply custom formats and numbering.

Structure

1Introduce problem: renaming files one by one is slow
2Explain method 1: Shift-click for contiguous selection
3Explain method 2: Command-click for non-contiguous selection
4Access the rename function via right-click
5Demonstrate rename options: format, add text, replace text

Original caption

There’s a better way to rename many files at once on Mac! And it’s built right in to Finder #TechTips #shortcuts #mactips

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Mac: This is the operating system that the video is demonstrating features on. It ACTS as the environment for the file renaming process. Removing it would fundamentally change the video's content. Finder: This is the file management application within macOS. It ACTS as the tool used to rename files. Removing it would make the demonstration impossible. WWDC26 Slides: This is a custom file name format being demonstrated. It ACTS as an example of how files can be renamed. Removing it would change the specific example shown.

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If you're renaming files by one on your Mac, there's Just select multiple You can do this by the top one, hold the key on your keyboard, then click the bottom file and you'll select all at once Or you can also hold the command button and while you have it held, you select multiple files way all the files you want rename, two finger or control click it, and down to rename When you click that, you have multiple options You can format the name, you can add text even replace text And you can also add text after the name or before the name But typically what I do, format it You can put a title here We'll just say WDC 26 and you can even put numbers after the name And then when you click rename button, all the files will quickly be renamed numbered via the index little finder guy for Mac tips

Transcript

If you're renaming files by one on your Mac, there's Just select multiple You can do this by the top one, hold the key on your keyboard, then click the bottom file and you'll select all at once Or you can also hold the command button and while you have it held, you select multiple files way all the files you want rename, two finger or control click it, and down to rename When you click that, you have multiple options You can format the name, you can add text even replace text And you can also add text after the name or before the name But typically what I do, format it You can put a title here We'll just say WDC 26 and you can even put numbers after the name And then when you click rename button, all the files will quickly be renamed numbered via the index little finder guy for Mac tips